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June 20, 2017

India: Police Arrest More Than 70 at Protest Against LNG Terminal in Kerala
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In India, police arrested more than 70 people at a protest Sunday
against a liquefied natural gas import terminal in the southern state of
Kerala. Activists say multiple demonstrators were also injured when the
police charged them and beat them with police batons. Residents have
been protesting the gas facility for months. Sunday's protest was led by
women, and a majority of those arrested were female activists.


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